20/07/2026
Content warning: Mental Health, Burnout
Lydia Coulter on the warning signs of burnout, her brain feeling fuzzy, waking up at two in the morning already drafting an email, and why if you cannot afford to take 15 minutes for lunch you need to pull back sharply.
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In this week's episode, we sit down with Lydia Coulter, marketing consultant and founder of By Kilter and Subtle Bond.
Our conversation explores burnout, over-functioning, and the patterns of over-giving that follow us through life. Lydia shares her journey of leaving her career in global marketing agencies, the root causes of burnout, and learning to measure success by joy rather than productivity.
Finding My User Manual is all about learning how to be human – especially when no one handed you the instruction booklet. Through personal stories, expert conversations, and unapologetically honest reflections, empowerment photographer Tigz Rice explores what it means to understand yourself, your needs, and how to thrive in a world that wasn't built with everyone in mind, with some of the incredible humans she's had the privilege of meeting along the journey.
Guest: Lydia Coulter
Host: Bo***ir By Tigz Rice
Producer: Connor Wells
Recorded with Riverside - Formerly Riverside.fm
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